Global Updating - Applicable to almost any Field
Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:59 pm
A previous posting was interested in global updating in the context of promoting students from grade-to-grade. The reply pointed out that Mass update handles this.
A more global update facility would be valuable. Two examples from my church appear next:
1. My church has 600+ members. About one-third spend winters in Florida and summers "up North". Any particular family migrates essentially on the same month and day year after year. Currently, the "year" has to be manually updated annually. A global update facility would be a great help.
2. Over the years, overworked secretaries have used different approaches to addressing. We have "Mr. and Mrs. John Doe", "M/M John Doe, and Mr&Mrs John Doe" in our family mailing list. Scrubbing the database is labor intensive. There is no way to limit data entry choices. A global update capability of this field would be great.
Is a more general global update planned?
A more global update facility would be valuable. Two examples from my church appear next:
1. My church has 600+ members. About one-third spend winters in Florida and summers "up North". Any particular family migrates essentially on the same month and day year after year. Currently, the "year" has to be manually updated annually. A global update facility would be a great help.
2. Over the years, overworked secretaries have used different approaches to addressing. We have "Mr. and Mrs. John Doe", "M/M John Doe, and Mr&Mrs John Doe" in our family mailing list. Scrubbing the database is labor intensive. There is no way to limit data entry choices. A global update capability of this field would be great.
Is a more general global update planned?